Tuesday, February 26, 2008

a morning in the life of a tired supergirl

6:55 Cell phone alarm goes off6:55 Hit snooze and thank God I'm not going walking today7:05 Hit snooze again7:15 Turn off phone altogether7:20 Roll out of bed and lumber into kitchen like an angry momma bear woken too early from her winter sleep7:25 Wake children7:30 Begin making breakfast7:40 Wake children again7:41 Wake husband and remind him it is his turn to take his eldest to school7:45 Call children for breakfast7:46 Inform Will that as of yesterday, he DID like cheese on his scrambled eggs and ask him exactly why his tongue has changed its mind in 24 hours7:50 Make Jack's lunch denying requests for m&ms to be the main course7:51 Remind Jack that if his homework plans on making it to school it needs to be in his back pack7:52 Remind Will that eating requires opening one's mouth and putting the food inside8:00 Dress Addison - he thinks breakfast is a fashion accessory8:15 Shoo husband and Jack out the door, make coffee which should have been done much earlier since non-coffee anxiety is setting in8:30 Sit down with coffee and look over the bills8:47 Cry8:48 Lay hands on the bills and pray they will miraculously go away8:50 Re-heat coffee as it has grown cold during the crying9:00 Jump in the shower praying no one is wounded or loses an eye during the 2 minutes I am in the shower9:02 Yell at the children to stop pounding on the door while I am taking my 2 minute shower9:04 Throw on clothes, shoes and concealer in no particular order9:12 Take note that Will has paired last night's sweats with a fresh shirt9:13 Go with it...it's just pre-school...not a fashion show9:18 Hustle kids to the car9:25 Check Will into class - note that no other children have paired sleep sweats with fresh shirts....it's all good9:33 Head home with Addison9:38 Set up train track to keep Addison occupied9:47 Get new cup of coffee9:48 Chat with Scott about the bills from hell9:55 Start eleventy millionth load of laundry9:55 1/2 Notice there is water surrounding the washer about an inch deep like a laundry island9:56 Mop up the laundry island...make note to call land lord9:58 Discover Addison has somehow popped the top on a bottle of pepto-bismal caplets and eaten one like candy9:58 Scream up towards the heavens, "Addie, NO!"9:58 Shave 2.7 years off of Scott's life with said heavenward scream9:59 Call poison control10:00 Feel reassured to know that Addie is fine and would have to eat 100s of caplets before being affected10:01 Wonder why poison control wants my name, phone number and city that I live in...it's never good to wonder too much10:01 Curse the child proof cap from the pepto-bismal bottle that Addie twisted OFF that I can not twist ON10:03 Go for tea...coffee is obviously not doing it's job10:05 Breathe10:08 Thank God for earl grey....some mornings can feel like a lifetime

11 comments:

1. I think M&Ms should be a main course too:)2. Love that you "lay hands" on your bills. Please let me know if this works.3. Do you remember what it was like to take a really long shower with no interruptions?? I don't though I certainly long for one.4. Have you ever heard the country song "Just Another Day in Paradise"? I can't remember who sang it, but it SO fits your day. I'm not a big country music fan, but it is a really funny and cute song (plus it will make you laugh)

Lindsey - I agree with you about the shower....I never take a shower without the fear that someone is going to die...it makes it hard to relax! I'll have to look into the song! :)Kelly - can I say that I laughed out loud when I read about the rum and coke....as for my afternoon nothing tragic other than the fact that I found out that Scott showed the kids a new way to clean their room (interpretation: stuff everything under the bed). God bless him.

I am tired just reading about yourmorning...it sounds a lot like mine!been trying to call you-You could've squeezed in a phone call in between reminding your kids to eat and your millionth load of laundry! Love ya. MF

We've been dealing with days like yours around here for while...both kids have pink eye and act like we are actually killing them when we have to put the eye drops in. It is so good to read your blog and laugh at the reality that is our lives right now. Hopefully you have some chocolate on hand! (I just found some halloween candy in the back of my pantry. A little Snickers and a full size Reese's PB cup. Jackpot!) PS-the song from Lindsey is by "Diamond Rio" and is a great one! Even if you're not big on country.

Don't worry, Sue. A couple of months ago, as I was driving away from dropping the kids off at school, I all of sudden noticed that not only had Josiah slept in yesterday's clothes, but he was now returning the next day to school in the SAME CLOTHES! Bad, bad mom! Fortunately, he's my third, so I just laughed :)

I love reading your blog and the comments. They brighten my day and remind me of my previous life when my kids were young. I've been dealing with my father, grandfather and father-in-law who have all been in the hospital this month and having health issues.

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